Combined dustpan and broom holder



Feb. 14, 1928.

J. T. CURRAN COMBINED DUSTPAN AND BROOM HOLDER Filed Jan. 13 1927 Sumntm wv "@mas T (7121mm,

Patented Feb. 14, 1928.

UNITED STATES 1,659,461 PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES T. CURRAN, oi? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, nssmnon T LUCINDA ELIZABETH CURRAN, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

i commune DUSTPAN AND 3300M HOLDER.

Application filed January 13, l927.. Serial No. 160,946.. i

' This invention relates to improvements in combined dust pans and broom holders, and has for one of its objects to provide a very simply constructed device of this character which, while it can be very inexpensively n'lanufactured, will be very cfi'icient in op oration. v

An additional object of this invention is to provide a dust pan which can be readily moved around to various places by the foot of the user.

A still further object, of the invention is to provide a dust pan having an improved foot piece whereby the pan may be securely held in contact with the floor when the same is in use.

\Vith these and minor objects in view, my invention resides in the novel features of construction which will behereinafter more particularly set forth in the specified tion and claims; y

In the aocoliipanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the head ot'a broom, showing the same held in my combination dust pan and broom holder; Fig. 53 is a perspective view of the device; Fig. 3 is a 'ertieal longitudinal section slmwing the device used as a dust pan.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view. l'n its preferred form, my invention comprises a, dust pan formed from a single piece of sheet metal and having an improved foot piece on the rear endthereof. The dust pan proper is formed from a bottom plate 1 whose front edge is adapted to contact with the floor while its rear edge is spaced a con-- siderable distance above the same. At. a point a short distance from the front edge of the plate 1, the same is provided with a transverse depression 2, thus ofi'setting the rear portion of the plate and causing it to be disposed in a plane below the plane of the front portion. This arrangement provides a receptacle for holding the dust and dirt which is swept into the pan and thereby prcedges, and the rear portimis are curved in wardly so as to overhang the plate .l' as shownat 4. Asthe plate 1 is taperedfrom its front to its rear end "and has the curved overhanging sides 4-; as just de obvious that the head 5 of a broom will be eii'ectively held in said pan when the same is disposed with its front end 1r[)\\':ii' !ly. in placing the "broon'i in the holder, the head .3 is held above said holder and allowed to slide downwardly between the sides 3. Th s downward movement will continue until said head is wedged between the converging rurved sides of the device. i

In order that the rear end 01' the device may be spared above the floor when the Faun: is 11ml. I provide an upwardly and "torwardly inclined toot plat-e (l which has its front edge bent laterally as shown in I? 3; the lateral bent portion 7 forming an attaching flange by which the foot piece may be soldered or riveted to the uinlerside o'f the dust pan. The rear edge has a cylin-= drical roll 8 formed thcreom'the bottom of said roll being adapted to contact with the floor. Asshown in Fi. 3. the only points of contact of the dust pan with the floor, are-thi front edge of the hot-tom plate 1 and the liotitomsicle off this roll 8. llheretore, it is evident that if the foot plate 6 is forced downwardly, the front edge of the bottom plate 1 will also tend to move in this direction and will be maintained in close engagement with the floor. Any undue pressure on cribed, it is foot is disposed beneath the dust pan. The

foot is thereby wedged between the plates '1. and. (l and the pan can be readily carried from place to place on the foot until the pan is forcibly disengaged. The roll 8 which extends above the upper edge of the plate 6 prevents the shoe from readily vou'unr' outof' engagement with the plate (*3 as will be readily evident without further descrip tion.

Uprights 9 connect the rear edge of the plate 6 and the rear edge of the dust pan. The upper ends of these uprights are bent laterally as shown at 10 to provide attaching i9 and on I moving it from place to place. The pan can i members by which the same may be 5(.('\H'(:ll with the underside of the dust pan. The lower ends of these uprights 9 are, however, preferably termed integrally with the bottom plate and are placed at the opposite ends of theroll 8. This roll is also preterably formed integrally with the bottom plate '6. These uprights not only support the dust pan but also prevent lateral shitting of the users foot on the plate 6 as they are disposed on oppo ite sides oi. the foot.

In the use of this device, it is seldom necessary when en'iploying it as a dust pan, for the user to more it about with the hands, as the feetwhen placed between the uprights plate (5 can bereadily used for the be moved coniderable distances while it is toot. YVhen being moved thusly from place to place, there is no dan ger ot' the dirt contained in. thepan from litter the owner of the device is through using the same as a dust pan, the dirt therein is emptied, and the broom used for sweeping up the dirt into the pan is placed there in as heretofore described. The device with the broom can 110w be hung up on a suitable nail or other hanger by inserting the same in. the hole 11 formed in the foot plate 6.

From the foregoing description of the construction and the use of my improved combination dust pan and broom holder, it is obvious that I have produced an extremely simple yet very eflicient device of this character. I desire to emphasize the fact that by pressing downwardly on the plate 6, the trout end of the plate 1 ot' the pan is held in contact with the floor so that the sweep ings will go intoithe pan and not beneath it.

I claim as my invention:

1. A. combined dust pan and broomholder open at its trout and rear ends and com prising a bottom and upstanding side walls along the side edges ot the bottom, said side walls having the upper edges of their rear springing otthe pan body and an upwardly inclined toot plate attached at its forward edge to the bottom of the pan and having its rear edge in contact with the floor where by when engaged by the foot said plate will be torced downwardly and the tront end of the pan held in engagement with the floor. l

A structure as s cilicd in claim 1 said foot plate having on its forward edge a laterally bent flange for attachment to the bottom vot' the pan and having on its rear edge a cylindrical roll for engagement with the floor, and uprights on said rear edge oi the foot plate atthe ends of said roll, the upper ends of said uprights being secured to the under side of the dustpan.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto a tfixed my signature.

JAMES T; CURRAN, 

